6:45 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Jesse Lingard is in talks with West Ham over a free transfer to the London Stadium, sources have told ESPN. Lingard is set to leave Manchester United when his contract expires at the end of June. Sources have told ESPN that West Ham made contact with the 29-year-old’s representatives following
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5:30 AM ET Ian DarkeESPN.com writer Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most recognizable soccer voices.
9:55 AM ET Mohamed Salah has given Liverpool a major boost ahead of Saturday’s Champions League final against Real Madrid by confirming he will not leave the club this summer. The 29-year-old, who shared this season’s Premier League Golden Boot award with Tottenham Hotspur‘s Son Heung-Min, is out of contract at Anfield at the end
9:46 AM ET Zlatan Ibrahimovic has undergone surgery on a knee injury and faces up to eight months out, AC Milan confirmed on Wednesday. The striker, who helped end Milan’s 11-year wait for a Serie A title last weekend, is out of contract at the club in the summer. A statement from AC Milan said:
5:21 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Joan Laporta has said Paris Saint-Germain duo Neymar and Lionel Messi‘s only chance of returning to Barcelona would be on a free transfer. The Barca president said it would make “no sense” to pay money for players that both previously played for the club. “Who doesn’t like Ney?”
2:28 AM ET Todd Boehly’s ownership bid for Chelsea has been approved by the government and the Premier League. AFP via Getty Images The United Kingdom government has issued a licence that grants the sale of Chelsea to the Todd Boehly/Clearlake Consortium, it was announced on Wednesday. The club were put up for sale after Roman
2:30 AM ET Liverpool‘s Jurgen Klopp was recognised for his side’s tilt at an unprecedented Quadruple this season as he was named the League Managers Association (LMA) and Premier League Manager of the Year on Tuesday. Chelsea’s Emma Hayes won the LMA’s Women’s Super League Manager of the Year award for her work in guiding
12:50 PM ET Jeff Kassouf Kris Ward is measured when speaking to the media. Last week, however, he hit a tipping point. The Washington Spirit head coach spent much of his media availability voicing frustrations about the state of refereeing in the National Women’s Soccer League, and the league’s lack of accountability and communication around
9:26 AM ET Djordje Mihailovic is trying not to get carried away. The CF Montreal midfielder is enjoying the best form of his career. His tally of seven goals has almost doubled his previous single-season career high of four and, 13 games into the Major League Soccer campaign, Montreal is firmly inside the playoff places.
1:56 PM ET The Premier League Board has approved the proposed takeover of Chelsea by the Todd Boehly/Clearlake consortium, the league announced on Tuesday. “The purchase remains subject to the government issuing the required sale licence and the satisfactory completion of the final stages of the transaction,” the league said in a statement. “The Board